. The lives and campaigns of Grant and Lee. A comparison and contrast of the deeds and characters of the two great leaders in the civil war . alCommander, which moved simultaneously three greatarmies against the Confederacy. Grant had a higher com-mand than Lee, in rank, and higher duties to perform; butfor the purposes of this study, it is only necessay to recog-nize that fact, while following the operations more particu-larly of the armies which they command in the field inperson. Lees task was only to resist the army marchingupon Richmond. Midnight (3d-4th Mayj, came, and with it the move-m
. The lives and campaigns of Grant and Lee. A comparison and contrast of the deeds and characters of the two great leaders in the civil war . alCommander, which moved simultaneously three greatarmies against the Confederacy. Grant had a higher com-mand than Lee, in rank, and higher duties to perform; butfor the purposes of this study, it is only necessay to recog-nize that fact, while following the operations more particu-larly of the armies which they command in the field inperson. Lees task was only to resist the army marchingupon Richmond. Midnight (3d-4th Mayj, came, and with it the move-ment of the Grand Army began. The central army underMeade marched swiftly to the Rapidan, Warrens andSedgwicks corps, preceded by cavalry, reaching it at Ger-mania Ford, and Hancocks corps at Elys Ford, the firstabout ten miles east, or below the extreme Confederateright and the other six miles further down stream. Burn-sides corps was left at Warrenton to watch Lee and pre-vent him making a counter attack on the Federal rear, ifthe army should be delayed in crossing the river. Thecavalry quickly crossed the river and either captured or. B*»««^ \ ^%. \ The entire region shown in this map was densely wooded and covered with a thick undergrowth,but for purpose of making the map rnore clear the forests hay^ not been indicated, p4U 412 THE LIVES AND CAMPAIGNS OF GRANT AND LEE. drove off the enemys pickets stationed there. Pontoonswere immediately placed and over them, and at both fords,the long lines of troops marched swiftly across and disap-peared along the roads leading southward. It will be remembered that two roads come up from thesouthwest running almost parallel through the Wildernessuntil they come to and intersect the Brock and GermaniaFord Roads, after which they unite. The Ely Ford Roadconnects with the Turnpike about one mile east of thisintersection. The Turnpike Road is the more northern ofthe two, lying near the river; the Plank Road, the two roads for
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